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Students at Redmond High School come into their Computer Science and Engineering course with little to no programming skills. By the time they leave, students are creating working robots. The robots are so advanced that students use their own phones to control the machines via Bluetooth technology.

While most of the world eagerly waits for the Pyeongchang Winter Olympics to begin tonight, LWSD middle school students are focused on a competition of their own. Inglewood, Evergreen, Finn Hill, Kamiakin and Redmond Middle Schools are competing in the Middle School Winter Olympics throughout February.

Bryce Stubblefield, a first grade student at Twain Elementary School, wants to be a police officer when he grows up. And his dream is about to come true! The City of Kirkland Police Department chose Bryce to be their 2018 Police Chief for a Day.

When Rachel Roberson’s mother was diagnosed with breast cancer, she became motivated to help others. Four years later, Eastlake High School senior is being recognized as a Distinguished Finalist by The Prudential Spirit of Community Awards.

District Equity Team

Equity Team Purpose:To enhance and improve the district’s efforts to ensure academic success for all students by closing opportunity gaps for students and providing equitable and inclusive working and learning environments for all students, families, staff and communities.

January 29, 2018The Equity Team welcomed new members to the team. The team
is now full and will not be accepting new members. Lake Washington School District is in the process of
strategic planning for the 2018-19 school year. Each division shared what their
equity focus areas are, as well as specific strategies/equity efforts that are
currently underway in their area. They also shared potential future
strategies/efforts. The Equity Team reviewed the efforts of each division and
shared questions and opportunities. The questions and opportunities were
gathered and will be shared out at the next Equity Team meeting. The Equity
Team will then have the opportunity to help prioritize these equity efforts at
the next meeting.

December 11, 2017The Equity Team welcomed additional new members
to the team. Dr. Pierce shared student data and the team began to discuss the
questions that arise from the student data. In addition to the achievement data
presented, student quotes from last year’s focus groups were shared with the
team. The team continued the policy work that it began in November.

November 13, 2017The Equity Team welcomed new members to the team and continued to discuss the make-up of the team. The district will be developing an Equity Policy to guide its work. The District Equity Team will provide input into the development of the policy. The team began a process to review models of other district’s Equity policies. This work will continue at the December meeting.

October 9, 2017The Equity Team met to discuss the make-up of the
team. The team reviewed the application and recruiting process used when
building the team. The team also discussed the possibility of expanding and offered insight on who might need to be included as they work to
ensure equitable inclusion and participation.

September 25, 2017The District Equity Team convened for a learning session. Equity Team facilitator Ilsa Govan, from Cultures Connecting, led the group in dialogue about foundational equity-focused learning and reviewed the team’s purpose and goals. The team will continue to meet monthly for the remainder of the year.

June 20, 2017 At this initial meeting, team members introduced themselves and shared their “why” for joining the team. A copy of Anthony Muhammad’s book, Overcoming the Achievement Gap Trap was provided for summer reading.

The Lake Washington School District does not discriminate on the basis of race, color, national origin, sex, disability, age, gender, marital status, creed, religion, honorably discharged veteran, military status, sexual orientation, gender identity or gender expression, the presence of any sensory, mental or physical disability, or the use of a trained guide dog or service animal by a person with a disability, in its programs and activities and provides equal access to the Boy Scouts and other designated youth groups. Complete policy statement